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Life keeps moving — Nancy Nunez	I do not know all the answers and that’s ok. I do know this. Sometimes we break to renew. Sometimes we have darkness to appreciate our brighter days....	614 views Rate it
There Lies a Woman — Ludy Bührs	There, in front of the old pagoda, lies a woman. She blocks the driveway quietly on her side. The local traffic passes by like a hoodlum. They seem to...	571 views Rate it
Tree-Home — London Holbrook	A bird sings to my childhood, Through red of oak foliage, Trickling down centuries old bark, And young rusted nails. The little boy calls out, From...	557 views Rate it
For Lindsay — Paul E Wells	If tears could heal a broken heart, I’d weep all night for you. If dreams could bring you back again, I’d sleep my whole life through. If memories...	541 views Rate it
The Debutante — Sommer Rains	The Debutante Life without friends is empty and bleak. like the pit of quicksand That they all gather round sitting, staring, ...	533 views Rate it
Veritas — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	by Max Burchett Hard to know What is real now. Who to believe, Who will deceive. This is truth As I know it, Yet I never say, my truth, Since...	530 views Rate it
Triad of Troubles — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Maxwell Sebastian Burchett Some say, and believe, bad luck lurks in threes. That a triplet of troubles and woes, even doom, Can be expected to...	524 views Rate it
Unquenchable — Judah Rollins	I'm the heiress of the Alpha and Omega a omen of what's to come, I'm on set , I'm coming I'm on rush, I'm open handed , I'm the opener , I'm on...	522 views Rate it
The Empty Chair — Joseph Elliott Vaughan	The Empty Chair Against the farmhouse blasts the cold, Frightful, icy, wintry cold; While the family lifts a prayer, A prayer...	515 views Rate it
Just Because I'm Naked — Stacey Powells	Just because I’m naked Gives you no right to stare I have my wrinkles, bumps and bruises I’m more than enough I’m more than aware Just because I’m...	508 views Rate it
Truth Falsified By Lies — Karl Constantine FOLKES	When war is waging And no one trusts each other, First casualty That aborts the hope of peace Is Truth — falsified by...	493 views Rate it
Soldier — Steve Dupere	Redemption comes and goes for the broken, A life we lived of wounds unspoken. We’ve spilled our blood for another man’s glory. Now we live to tell our...	479 views Rate it
Why Choose to Die When You Can Fly — Cristina Kim	Why choose to die when you can fly? Little bird, try and spread your wings across the sky. Because after you’ve tried and there’s no one to guide, ...	473 views Rate it
Africa in Tears — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The people mourning. Their ancient art are removed. Robbed, stolen, and gone. Gone from Mother Africa. To European countries. Gone from Africa. To...	454 views Rate it
The Rocking Chair — Betsy Wokersien Stephens	She gathers her thoughts as she rocks in the chair And stares out the window into the thin air Alone with the memories that dance in her mind The old...	453 views Rate it
"Women work" — Maya Angelou	I've got the children to tend The clothes to mend The floor to mop The food to shop Then the chicken to fry The baby to dry I got company to feed ...	430 views Rate it
The Russian Bear in Arms With the Ukraine — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Putin and Hitler. Two European warlords. Birds of same feathers. Waging dangerous warfare. One checked, the other unchecked. Hitler and Putin. ...	423 views Rate it
95 — De’Ja Mason	When you saw the title how did you read it? Was it “NinetyFive” ? Or was it “9,5” ? Either way, it’s just numbers right? Incomplete date, maybe? 95...	411 views Rate it
José Martí: Un Hombre Sincero — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Without a word, the pompous muse He set aside and understood: From such a withered branch he chose; To hang thereby his doctoral hood. He knew when...	406 views Rate it
Foggy the Cat — Robin Loving	Needing escape from the mournful howls, The smell of death; the human growls I grabbed my things and decided to leave When a soft little paw, snagged...	404 views Rate it
Flower of Punjab — John W. May	The orange moon ascends beyond the leaves Like a child's balloon: upward it looms Against nebulous night, upward it heaves Its ancient amber light...	392 views Rate it
In Your Garden” — Susan Mayer Brumel	“In Your Garden” I planted my heart in your garden and looked on as young leaves grew At their bend and by their pardon, fragrant flowers...	390 views Rate it
10 feet tall — Deborah Caporale	When I was young, I knew it all, I lived like I was 10 feet tall, No one could ever tell me how, If I knew then what I know now, I'd shut my mouth and...	390 views Rate it
Heartbreaking — Joanne Boyle	I hope there is a Heaven, With someone waiting there. Where fear doesn't live, And there's only love to share. I hope there's someone's arms, To...	380 views Rate it
COVID-19 Reflection! — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The world in alarm. It’s a virus gone postal. Call it...	377 views Rate it